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List of Australia national cricket captains

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List of Australia national cricket captains

This is a list of the people who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals cricket teams. Australia participated in the first Test match in cricket in 1877, the first One Day International in 1971 (both against England) and the first Twenty20 international in 2005 (against New Zealand). In addition to officially sanctioned international matches and tours organised by the Australian Cricket Board (now known as Cricket Australia), there have been two major rebel Australian teams. In the 1970s many of Australia's leading players signed up for Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket and played in a number of SuperTests against other international teams. Then in the mid-1980s there were two rebel Australian tours to South Africa, which was at that time banned from official competition because of the apartheid regime then in force there. The captains of those Australian teams are also listed below.

Tables

Australian Test match captains · Men's cricket › Test match captains
1
1
Number
1
Player
Dave Gregory
Year(s)
1876–77
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
2
W
1
L
1
D/T
0
1878–79
1878–79
Number
1878–79
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
3
Year(s)
2
Opposition
1
Location
0
2
2
Number
2
Player
Billy Murdoch
Year(s)
1880
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
D/T
0
1881–82
1881–82
Number
1881–82
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
4
Location
2
Matches
0
W
2
1882
1882
Number
1882
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
1882–83
1882–83
Number
1882–83
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
2
W
0
1882–83
1882–83
Number
1882–83
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
1884
1884
Number
1884
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
1
W
2
1884–85†
1884–85†
Number
1884–85†
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
1890
1890
Number
1890
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
2
Location
0
Matches
2
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
16
Year(s)
5
Opposition
7
Location
4
3
3
Number
3
Player
Tom Horan
Year(s)
1884–85
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
2
W
0
L
2
D/T
0
4
4
Number
4
Player
Hugh Massie
Year(s)
1884–85†
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D/T
0
5
5
Number
5
Player
Jack Blackham
Year(s)
1884–85†
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D/T
0
1891–92
1891–92
Number
1891–92
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
2
Matches
1
W
0
1893
1893
Number
1893
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
1
W
2
1894–95†
1894–95†
Number
1894–95†
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
8
Year(s)
3
Opposition
3
Location
2
6
6
Number
6
Player
Tup Scott
Year(s)
1886
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
3
W
0
L
3
D/T
0
7
7
Number
7
Player
Percy McDonnell
Year(s)
1886–87
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
2
W
0
L
2
D/T
0
1887–88
1887–88
Number
1887–88
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
1888
1888
Number
1888
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
2
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
6
Year(s)
1
Opposition
5
Location
0
8
8
Number
8
Player
George Giffen
Year(s)
1894–95
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
4
W
2
L
2
D/T
0
9
9
Number
9
Player
Harry Trott
Year(s)
1896
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
3
W
1
L
2
D/T
0
1897–98
1897–98
Number
1897–98
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
1
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
8
Year(s)
5
Opposition
3
Location
0
10
10
Number
10
Player
Joe Darling
Year(s)
1899
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
5
W
1
L
0
D/T
4
1901–02
1901–02
Number
1901–02
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
2
Matches
1
W
0
1902
1902
Number
1902
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
2
Matches
1
W
2
1902–03
1902–03
Number
1902–03
Player
South Africa
Year(s)
South Africa
Opposition
3
Location
2
Matches
0
W
1
1905
1905
Number
1905
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
0
Matches
2
W
3
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
21
Year(s)
7
Opposition
4
Location
10
11
11
Number
11
Player
Hugh Trumble
Year(s)
1901–02†
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
2
W
2
L
0
D/T
0
12
12
Number
12
Player
Monty Noble
Year(s)
1903–04
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
5
W
2
L
3
D/T
0
1907–08
1907–08
Number
1907–08
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
1
W
0
1909
1909
Number
1909
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
2
Matches
1
W
2
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
15
Year(s)
8
Opposition
5
Location
2
13
13
Number
13
Player
Clem Hill
Year(s)
1910–11
Opposition
South Africa
Location
Australia
Matches
5
W
4
L
1
D/T
0
1911–12
1911–12
Number
1911–12
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
1
Matches
4
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
10
Year(s)
5
Opposition
5
Location
0
14
14
Number
14
Player
Syd Gregory
Year(s)
1912
Opposition
South Africa
Location
England
Matches
3
W
2
L
1
D/T
0
1912
1912
Number
1912
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
1
W
2
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
6
Year(s)
2
Opposition
2
Location
2
15
15
Number
15
Player
Warwick Armstrong
Year(s)
1920–21
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
5
W
5
L
0
D/T
0
1921
1921
Number
1921
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
3
Matches
0
W
2
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
10
Year(s)
8
Opposition
0
Location
2
16
16
Number
16
Player
Herbie Collins
Year(s)
1921–22
Opposition
South Africa
Location
South Africa
Matches
3
W
1
L
0
D/T
2
1924–25
1924–25
Number
1924–25
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
1
W
0
1926
1926
Number
1926
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
1
W
2
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
11
Year(s)
5
Opposition
2
Location
4
17
17
Number
17
Player
Warren Bardsley
Year(s)
1926†
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
2
W
0
L
0
D/T
2
18
18
Number
18
Player
Jack Ryder
Year(s)
1928–29
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
5
W
1
L
4
D/T
0
19
19
Number
19
Player
Bill Woodfull
Year(s)
1930
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
5
W
2
L
1
D/T
2
1930–31
1930–31
Number
1930–31
Player
West Indies
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
1
W
0
1931–32
1931–32
Number
1931–32
Player
South Africa
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
5
Matches
0
W
0
1932–33
1932–33
Number
1932–33
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
1
Matches
4
W
0
1934
1934
Number
1934
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
2
Matches
1
W
2
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
25
Year(s)
14
Opposition
7
Location
4
20
20
Number
20
Player
Vic Richardson
Year(s)
1935–36
Opposition
South Africa
Location
South Africa
Matches
5
W
4
L
0
D/T
1
21
21
Number
21
Player
Don Bradman
Year(s)
1936–37
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
5
W
3
L
2
D/T
0
1938
1938
Number
1938
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
4
Location
1
Matches
1
W
2
1946–47
1946–47
Number
1946–47
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
3
Matches
0
W
2
1947–48
1947–48
Number
1947–48
Player
India
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
0
W
1
1948
1948
Number
1948
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
0
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
24
Year(s)
15
Opposition
3
Location
6
22
22
Number
22
Player
Bill Brown
Year(s)
1945–46
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D/T
0
23
23
Number
23
Player
Lindsay Hassett
Year(s)
1949–50
Opposition
South Africa
Location
South Africa
Matches
5
W
4
L
0
D/T
1
1950–51
1950–51
Number
1950–51
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
4
Matches
1
W
0
1951–52
1951–52
Number
1951–52
Player
West Indies
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
4
Location
4
Matches
0
W
0
1952–53
1952–53
Number
1952–53
Player
South Africa
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
5
Location
2
Matches
2
W
1
1953
1953
Number
1953
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
5
Location
0
Matches
1
W
4
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
24
Year(s)
14
Opposition
4
Location
6
24
24
Number
24
Player
Arthur Morris
Year(s)
1951–52†
Opposition
West Indies
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
D/T
0
1954–55†
1954–55†
Number
1954–55†
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
2
Year(s)
0
Opposition
2
Location
0
25
25
Number
25
Player
Ian Johnson
Year(s)
1954–55
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
4
W
1
L
2
D/T
1
1954–55
1954–55
Number
1954–55
Player
West Indies
Year(s)
West Indies
Opposition
5
Location
3
Matches
0
W
2
Number
Player
Year(s)
Opposition
Location
Matches
W
L
D/T
1
Dave Gregory
1876–77
England
Australia
2
1
1
0
1878–79
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
Total
3
2
1
0
2
Billy Murdoch
1880
England
England
1
0
1
0
1881–82
England
Australia
4
2
0
2
1882
England
England
1
1
0
0
1882–83
England
Australia
3
1
2
0
1882–83
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
1884
England
England
3
0
1
2
1884–85†
England
Australia
1
0
1
0
1890
England
England
2
0
2
0
Total
16
5
7
4
3
Tom Horan
1884–85
England
Australia
2
0
2
0
4
Hugh Massie
1884–85†
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
5
Jack Blackham
1884–85†
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
1891–92
England
Australia
3
2
1
0
1893
England
England
3
0
1
2
1894–95†
England
Australia
1
0
1
0
Total
8
3
3
2
6
Tup Scott
1886
England
England
3
0
3
0
7
Percy McDonnell
1886–87
England
Australia
2
0
2
0
1887–88
England
Australia
1
0
1
0
1888
England
England
3
1
2
0
Total
6
1
5
0
8
George Giffen
1894–95
England
Australia
4
2
2
0
9
Harry Trott
1896
England
England
3
1
2
0
1897–98
England
Australia
5
4
1
0
Total
8
5
3
0
10
Joe Darling
1899
England
England
5
1
0
4
1901–02
England
Australia
3
2
1
0
1902
England
England
5
2
1
2
1902–03
South Africa
South Africa
3
2
0
1
1905
England
England
5
0
2
3
Total
21
7
4
10
11
Hugh Trumble
1901–02†
England
Australia
2
2
0
0
12
Monty Noble
1903–04
England
Australia
5
2
3
0
1907–08
England
Australia
5
4
1
0
1909
England
England
5
2
1
2
Total
15
8
5
2
13
Clem Hill
1910–11
South Africa
Australia
5
4
1
0
1911–12
England
Australia
5
1
4
0
Total
10
5
5
0
14
Syd Gregory
1912
South Africa
England
3
2
1
0
1912
England
England
3
0
1
2
Total
6
2
2
2
15
Warwick Armstrong
1920–21
England
Australia
5
5
0
0
1921
England
England
5
3
0
2
Total
10
8
0
2
16
Herbie Collins
1921–22
South Africa
South Africa
3
1
0
2
Australian One Day International captains · Men's cricket › One Day International captains
1
1
Number
1
Player
Bill Lawry
Year(s)
1971
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
100 %
2
2
Number
2
Player
Ian Chappell
Year(s)
1972–1975
Matches
11
W
6
L
5
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
54 %
3
3
Number
3
Player
Greg Chappell
Year(s)
1975–1983
Matches
49
W
21
L
25
T
0
NR
3
Winning rate
42 %
4
4
Number
4
Player
Bob Simpson
Year(s)
1978
Matches
2
W
1
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
50 %
5
5
Number
5
Player
Graham Yallop
Year(s)
1979
Matches
4
W
2
L
1
T
0
NR
1
Winning rate
50 %
6
6
Number
6
Player
Kim Hughes
Year(s)
1979–1984
Matches
49
W
21
L
23
T
1
NR
4
Winning rate
42 %
7
7
Number
7
Player
David Hookes
Year(s)
1983
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
8
8
Number
8
Player
Allan Border
Year(s)
1985–1994
Matches
178
W
107
L
67
T
1
NR
3
Winning rate
60 %
9
9
Number
9
Player
Ray Bright
Year(s)
1986
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
10
10
Number
10
Player
Geoff Marsh
Year(s)
1987–1991
Matches
4
W
3
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
75 %
11
11
Number
11
Player
Mark Taylor
Year(s)
1992–1997
Matches
67
W
36
L
30
T
1
NR
0
Winning rate
53 %
12
12
Number
12
Player
Ian Healy
Year(s)
1996–1997
Matches
8
W
5
L
3
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
62 %
13
13
Number
13
Player
Steve Waugh
Year(s)
1997–2002
Matches
106
W
67
L
35
T
3
NR
1
Winning rate
63 %
14
14
Number
14
Player
Shane Warne
Year(s)
1998–1999
Matches
11
W
10
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
90 %
15
15
Number
15
Player
Adam Gilchrist
Year(s)
2001–2007
Matches
17
W
12
L
4
T
0
NR
1
Winning rate
70 %
16
16
Number
16
Player
Ricky Ponting
Year(s)
2002–2012
Matches
229
W
164
L
51
T
2
NR
12
Winning rate
71 %
17
17
Number
17
Player
Michael Hussey
Year(s)
2006–2007
Matches
4
W
0
L
4
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
18
18
Number
18
Player
Michael Clarke
Year(s)
2008–2015
Matches
74
W
50
L
21
T
0
NR
3
Winning rate
67 %
19
19
Number
19
Player
Cameron White
Year(s)
2011
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
100 %
20
20
Number
20
Player
Shane Watson
Year(s)
2012–2013
Matches
9
W
5
L
3
T
1
NR
0
Winning rate
55 %
21
21
Number
21
Player
George Bailey
Year(s)
2013–2015
Matches
29
W
16
L
10
T
0
NR
3
Winning rate
55 %
22
22
Number
22
Player
Steve Smith
Year(s)
2015–2025
Matches
64
W
32
L
28
T
0
NR
4
Winning rate
50 %
23
23
Number
23
Player
David Warner
Year(s)
2016
Matches
3
W
3
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
100 %
24
24
Number
24
Player
Aaron Finch
Year(s)
2017–2022
Matches
55
W
31
L
24
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
56 %
25
25
Number
25
Player
Tim Paine
Year(s)
2018
Matches
5
W
0
L
5
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
26
26
Number
26
Player
Alex Carey
Year(s)
2021
Matches
3
W
2
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
66 %
27
27
Number
27
Player
Pat Cummins
Year(s)
2022–present
Matches
17
W
13
L
4
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
76 %
28
28
Number
28
Player
Josh Hazlewood
Year(s)
2022
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
100 %
29
29
Number
29
Player
Mitchell Marsh
Year(s)
2023–25
Matches
15
W
7
L
8
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
46 %
30
30
Number
30
Player
Josh Inglis
Year(s)
2024
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
Grand total
Grand total
Number
Grand total
Player
1019
Year(s)
617
Matches
358
W
9
L
35
T
63 %
Number
Player
Year(s)
Matches
W
L
T
NR
Winning rate
1
Bill Lawry
1971
1
1
0
0
0
100 %
2
Ian Chappell
1972–1975
11
6
5
0
0
54 %
3
Greg Chappell
1975–1983
49
21
25
0
3
42 %
4
Bob Simpson
1978
2
1
1
0
0
50 %
5
Graham Yallop
1979
4
2
1
0
1
50 %
6
Kim Hughes
1979–1984
49
21
23
1
4
42 %
7
David Hookes
1983
1
0
1
0
0
0 %
8
Allan Border
1985–1994
178
107
67
1
3
60 %
9
Ray Bright
1986
1
0
1
0
0
0 %
10
Geoff Marsh
1987–1991
4
3
1
0
0
75 %
11
Mark Taylor
1992–1997
67
36
30
1
0
53 %
12
Ian Healy
1996–1997
8
5
3
0
0
62 %
13
Steve Waugh
1997–2002
106
67
35
3
1
63 %
14
Shane Warne
1998–1999
11
10
1
0
0
90 %
15
Adam Gilchrist
2001–2007
17
12
4
0
1
70 %
16
Ricky Ponting
2002–2012
229
164
51
2
12
71 %
17
Michael Hussey
2006–2007
4
0
4
0
0
0 %
18
Michael Clarke
2008–2015
74
50
21
0
3
67 %
19
Cameron White
2011
1
1
0
0
0
100 %
20
Shane Watson
2012–2013
9
5
3
1
0
55 %
21
George Bailey
2013–2015
29
16
10
0
3
55 %
22
Steve Smith
2015–2025
64
32
28
0
4
50 %
23
David Warner
2016
3
3
0
0
0
100 %
24
Aaron Finch
2017–2022
55
31
24
0
0
56 %
25
Tim Paine
2018
5
0
5
0
0
0 %
26
Alex Carey
2021
3
2
1
0
0
66 %
27
Pat Cummins
2022–present
17
13
4
0
0
76 %
28
Josh Hazlewood
2022
1
1
0
0
0
100 %
29
Mitchell Marsh
2023–25
15
7
8
0
0
46 %
30
Josh Inglis
2024
1
0
1
0
0
0 %
Grand total
1019
617
358
9
35
63 %
Australian Twenty20 International captains · Men's cricket › Twenty20 International captains
1
1
Number
1
Player
Ricky Ponting
Year(s)
2005–2009
Matches
17
W
7
L
10
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
41 %
2
2
Number
2
Player
Adam Gilchrist
Year(s)
2007
Matches
2
W
1
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
50 %
3
3
Number
3
Player
Michael Clarke
Year(s)
2007–2010
Matches
18
W
12
L
4
T
1
NR
1
Winning rate
73 %
4
4
Number
4
Player
Brad Haddin
Year(s)
2009
Matches
2
W
1
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
50 %
5
5
Number
5
Player
Cameron White
Year(s)
2011
Matches
6
W
2
L
4
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
33 %
6
6
Number
6
Player
George Bailey
Year(s)
2012–2014
Matches
28
W
14
L
13
T
1
NR
0
Winning rate
51 %
7
7
Number
7
Player
Aaron Finch
Year(s)
2014–2022
Matches
76
W
40
L
32
T
1
NR
3
Winning rate
55 %
8
8
Number
8
Player
Steve Smith
Year(s)
2015–2016
Matches
8
W
4
L
4
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
50 %
9
9
Number
9
Player
Shane Watson
Year(s)
2016
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
10
10
Number
10
Player
David Warner
Year(s)
2016–2018
Matches
9
W
8
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
88 %
11
11
Number
11
Player
Matthew Wade
Year(s)
2020–2023
Matches
13
W
4
L
9
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
30 %
12
12
Number
12
Player
Mitchell Marsh
Year(s)
2023–present
Matches
35
W
26
L
8
T
0
NR
1
Winning rate
74 %
13
13
Number
13
Player
Travis Head
Year(s)
2024
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
0 %
14
14
Number
14
Player
Josh Inglis
Year(s)
2024
Matches
3
W
3
L
0
T
0
NR
0
Winning rate
100 %
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
203
Year(s)
112
Matches
84
W
3
L
4
T
55 %
Number
Player
Year(s)
Matches
W
L
T
NR
Winning rate
1
Ricky Ponting
2005–2009
17
7
10
0
0
41 %
2
Adam Gilchrist
2007
2
1
1
0
0
50 %
3
Michael Clarke
2007–2010
18
12
4
1
1
73 %
4
Brad Haddin
2009
2
1
1
0
0
50 %
5
Cameron White
2011
6
2
4
0
0
33 %
6
George Bailey
2012–2014
28
14
13
1
0
51 %
7
Aaron Finch
2014–2022
76
40
32
1
3
55 %
8
Steve Smith
2015–2016
8
4
4
0
0
50 %
9
Shane Watson
2016
1
0
1
0
0
0 %
10
David Warner
2016–2018
9
8
1
0
0
88 %
11
Matthew Wade
2020–2023
13
4
9
0
0
30 %
12
Mitchell Marsh
2023–present
35
26
8
0
1
74 %
13
Travis Head
2024
1
0
1
0
0
0 %
14
Josh Inglis
2024
3
3
0
0
0
100 %
Total
203
112
84
3
4
55 %
Australian Captains in ICC Tournaments · Men's cricket › Captains in Men's ICC tournaments
1975 Cricket World Cup
1975 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1975 Cricket World Cup
Player
Ian Chappell
Format
ODI (60 overs)
Matches
5
W
3
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Runners-up
Winning rate
60%
1979 Cricket World Cup
1979 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1979 Cricket World Cup
Player
Kim Hughes
Format
ODI (60 overs)
Matches
3
W
1
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
33 %
1983 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1983 Cricket World Cup
Player
Kim Hughes
Format
ODI (60 overs)
Matches
6
W
2
L
4
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
33 %
1987 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1987 Cricket World Cup
Player
Allan Border
Format
ODI
Matches
8
W
7
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
87 %
1992 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1992 Cricket World Cup
Player
Allan Border
Format
ODI
Matches
8
W
4
L
4
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
50%
1996 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1996 Cricket World Cup
Player
Mark Taylor
Format
ODI
Matches
8
W
5
L
3
T/NR
0
Stand
Runners-up
Winning rate
62 %
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Tournament
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Player
Steve Waugh
Format
ODI
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
0%
1999 Cricket World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
1999 Cricket World Cup
Player
Steve Waugh
Format
ODI
Matches
10
W
7
L
2
T/NR
1
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
70%
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Tournament
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Player
Steve Waugh
Format
ODI
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
0%
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
3
W
2
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
66 %
2003 Cricket World Cup
2003 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2003 Cricket World Cup
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
8
W
8
L
0
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
100%
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
3
W
2
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
66 %
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
5
W
4
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
80%
2007 Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2007 Cricket World Cup
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
11
W
11
L
0
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
100%
2007 World Twenty20
2007 World Twenty20
Tournament
2007 World Twenty20
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
T20I
Matches
6
W
3
L
3
T/NR
0
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
50%
2009 World Twenty20
2009 World Twenty20
Tournament
2009 World Twenty20
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
T20I
Matches
2
W
0
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
0%
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
5
W
4
L
0
T/NR
1
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
80%
2010 World Twenty20
2010 World Twenty20
Tournament
2010 World Twenty20
Player
Michael Clarke
Format
T20I
Matches
7
W
6
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Runners-up
Winning rate
85%
2011 Cricket World Cup
2011 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2011 Cricket World Cup
Player
Ricky Ponting
Format
ODI
Matches
7
W
4
L
2
T/NR
1
Stand
Quarter-finals
Winning rate
57%
2012 World Twenty20
2012 World Twenty20
Tournament
2012 World Twenty20
Player
George Bailey
Format
T20I
Matches
6
W
4
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
66 %
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Michael Clarke
Format
ODI
Matches
3
W
0
L
2
T/NR
1
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
0%
2014 World Twenty20
2014 World Twenty20
Tournament
2014 World Twenty20
Player
George Bailey
Format
T20I
Matches
4
W
1
L
3
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
25%
2015 Cricket World Cup
2015 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2015 Cricket World Cup
Player
Michael Clarke
Format
ODI
Matches
9
W
7
L
1
T/NR
1
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
77 %
2016 World Twenty20
2016 World Twenty20
Tournament
2016 World Twenty20
Player
Steve Smith
Format
T20I
Matches
4
W
2
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Super 10
Winning rate
50%
2017 ICC Champions Trophy
2017 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2017 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Steve Smith
Format
ODI
Matches
3
W
0
L
1
T/NR
2
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
0%
2019 Cricket World Cup
2019 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2019 Cricket World Cup
Player
Aaron Finch
Format
ODI
Matches
10
W
7
L
3
T/NR
0
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
70
2021 World Twenty20
2021 World Twenty20
Tournament
2021 World Twenty20
Player
Aaron Finch
Format
T20I
Matches
7
W
6
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
85%
2022 Men's T20 World Cup
2022 Men's T20 World Cup
Tournament
2022 Men's T20 World Cup
Player
Aaron Finch
Format
T20I
Matches
5
W
3
L
1
T/NR
1
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
60%
2023 ICC World Test Championship Final
2023 ICC World Test Championship Final
Tournament
2023 ICC World Test Championship Final
Player
Pat Cummins
Format
Test
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
100%
2023 Cricket World Cup
2023 Cricket World Cup
Tournament
2023 Cricket World Cup
Player
Pat Cummins
Format
ODI
Matches
10
W
8
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Champions
Winning rate
80%
2024 Men's T20 World Cup
2024 Men's T20 World Cup
Tournament
2024 Men's T20 World Cup
Player
Mitchell Marsh
Format
T20I
Matches
7
W
5
L
2
T/NR
0
Stand
Super 8
Winning rate
71%
2025 ICC Champions Trophy
2025 ICC Champions Trophy
Tournament
2025 ICC Champions Trophy
Player
Steve Smith
Format
ODI
Matches
4
W
1
L
1
T/NR
2
Stand
Semi Finals
Winning rate
25%
2025 ICC World Test Championship Final
2025 ICC World Test Championship Final
Tournament
2025 ICC World Test Championship Final
Player
Pat Cummins
Format
Tests
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Runners-up
Winning rate
0%
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Tournament
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Player
Travis Head
Format
T20I
Matches
2
W
1
L
1
T/NR
0
Stand
Group Stage
Winning rate
50%
Mitchell Marsh
Mitchell Marsh
Tournament
Mitchell Marsh
Player
2
Format
1
Matches
1
W
0
L
50%
Tournament
Player
Format
Matches
W
L
T/NR
Stand
Winning rate
1975 Cricket World Cup
Ian Chappell
ODI (60 overs)
5
3
2
0
Runners-up
60%
1979 Cricket World Cup
Kim Hughes
ODI (60 overs)
3
1
2
0
Group Stage
33 %
1983 Cricket World Cup
Kim Hughes
ODI (60 overs)
6
2
4
0
Group Stage
33 %
1987 Cricket World Cup
Allan Border
ODI
8
7
1
0
Champions
87 %
1992 Cricket World Cup
Allan Border
ODI
8
4
4
0
Group Stage
50%
1996 Cricket World Cup
Mark Taylor
ODI
8
5
3
0
Runners-up
62 %
1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Steve Waugh
ODI
1
0
1
0
Group Stage
0%
1999 Cricket World Cup
Steve Waugh
ODI
10
7
2
1
Champions
70%
2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy
Steve Waugh
ODI
1
0
1
0
Group Stage
0%
2002 ICC Champions Trophy
Ricky Ponting
ODI
3
2
1
0
Semi Finals
66 %
2003 Cricket World Cup
Ricky Ponting
ODI
8
8
0
0
Champions
100%
2004 ICC Champions Trophy
Ricky Ponting
ODI
3
2
1
0
Semi Finals
66 %
2006 ICC Champions Trophy
Ricky Ponting
ODI
5
4
1
0
Champions
80%
2007 Cricket World Cup
Ricky Ponting
ODI
11
11
0
0
Champions
100%
2007 World Twenty20
Ricky Ponting
T20I
6
3
3
0
Semi Finals
50%
2009 World Twenty20
Ricky Ponting
T20I
2
0
2
0
Group Stage
0%
2009 ICC Champions Trophy
Ricky Ponting
ODI
5
4
0
1
Champions
80%
2010 World Twenty20
Michael Clarke
T20I
7
6
1
0
Runners-up
85%
2011 Cricket World Cup
Ricky Ponting
ODI
7
4
2
1
Quarter-finals
57%
2012 World Twenty20
George Bailey
T20I
6
4
2
0
Semi Finals
66 %
2013 ICC Champions Trophy
Michael Clarke
ODI
3
0
2
1
Group Stage
0%
2014 World Twenty20
George Bailey
T20I
4
1
3
0
Group Stage
25%
2015 Cricket World Cup
Michael Clarke
ODI
9
7
1
1
Champions
77 %
2016 World Twenty20
Steve Smith
T20I
4
2
2
0
Super 10
50%
2017 ICC Champions Trophy
Steve Smith
ODI
3
0
1
2
Group Stage
0%
2019 Cricket World Cup
Aaron Finch
ODI
10
7
3
0
Semi Finals
70
2021 World Twenty20
Aaron Finch
T20I
7
6
1
0
Champions
85%
2022 Men's T20 World Cup
Aaron Finch
T20I
5
3
1
1
Group Stage
60%
2023 ICC World Test Championship Final
Pat Cummins
Test
1
1
0
0
Champions
100%
2023 Cricket World Cup
Pat Cummins
ODI
10
8
2
0
Champions
80%
2024 Men's T20 World Cup
Mitchell Marsh
T20I
7
5
2
0
Super 8
71%
2025 ICC Champions Trophy
Steve Smith
ODI
4
1
1
2
Semi Finals
25%
2025 ICC World Test Championship Final
Pat Cummins
Tests
1
0
1
0
Runners-up
0%
2026 Men's T20 World Cup
Travis Head
T20I
2
1
1
0
Group Stage
50%
Mitchell Marsh
2
1
1
0
50%
Australian women's Test match captains · Women's cricket › Women's test match captains
1
1
Number
1
Player
Margaret Peden
Year(s)
1934–35
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
3
W
0
L
2
D
1
1937
1937
Number
1937
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
1
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
6
Year(s)
1
Opposition
3
Location
2
2
2
Number
2
Player
Mollie Dive
Year(s)
1947–48
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
1948–49
1948–49
Number
1948–49
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
0
W
2
1951
1951
Number
1951
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
1
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
7
Year(s)
3
Opposition
1
Location
3
3
3
Number
3
Player
Una Paisley
Year(s)
1956–57
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
1957–58
1957–58
Number
1957–58
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
0
W
3
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
4
Year(s)
1
Opposition
0
Location
3
4
4
Number
4
Player
Muriel Picton
Year(s)
1960–61
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Matches
1
W
0
L
0
D
1
1968–69
1968–69
Number
1968–69
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
0
W
3
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
4
Year(s)
0
Opposition
0
Location
4
5
5
Number
5
Player
Mary Allitt
Year(s)
1963
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
3
W
0
L
1
D
2
6
6
Number
6
Player
Miriam Knee
Year(s)
1971–72
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
0
L
1
D
0
7
7
Number
7
Player
Wendy Blunsden
Year(s)
1974–75
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Matches
1
W
0
L
0
D
1
8
8
Number
8
Player
Anne Gordon
Year(s)
1975–76
Opposition
West Indies
Location
West Indies
Matches
2
W
0
L
0
D
2
1976
1976
Number
1976
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
0
W
3
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
5
Year(s)
0
Opposition
0
Location
5
9
9
Number
9
Player
Margaret Jennings
Year(s)
1976–77
Opposition
India
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
10
10
Number
10
Player
Sharon Tredrea
Year(s)
1978–79
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
Australia
Matches
3
W
1
L
0
D
2
1984–85†
1984–85†
Number
1984–85†
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
4
Year(s)
1
Opposition
0
Location
3
11
11
Number
11
Player
Jill Kennare
Year(s)
1983–84
Opposition
India
Location
India
Matches
4
W
0
L
0
D
4
12
12
Number
12
Player
Raelee Thompson
Year(s)
1984–85
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
4
W
2
L
1
D
1
13
13
Number
13
Player
Lyn Larsen
Year(s)
1987
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
3
W
1
L
0
D
2
1989–90
1989–90
Number
1989–90
Player
New Zealand
Year(s)
New Zealand
Opposition
3
Location
1
Matches
0
W
2
1990–91
1990–91
Number
1990–91
Player
India
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
3
Location
2
Matches
0
W
1
1991–92
1991–92
Number
1991–92
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
10
Year(s)
5
Opposition
0
Location
5
14
14
Number
14
Player
Belinda Clark
Year(s)
1994–95
Opposition
New Zealand
Location
New Zealand
Matches
1
W
0
L
0
D
1
1995–96
1995–96
Number
1995–96
Player
New Zealand
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
1998
1998
Number
1998
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
3
Location
0
Matches
0
W
3
2001
2001
Number
2001
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
2
Location
2
Matches
0
W
0
2002–03
2002–03
Number
2002–03
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
2
Location
1
Matches
0
W
1
2005
2005
Number
2005
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
2
Location
0
Matches
1
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
10
Year(s)
3
Opposition
1
Location
6
15
15
Number
15
Player
Karen Rolton
Year(s)
2005–06
Opposition
India
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
2007–08
2007–08
Number
2007–08
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
2
Year(s)
1
Opposition
1
Location
0
16
16
Number
16
Player
Jodie Fields
Year(s)
2009
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
1
W
0
L
0
D
1
2013
2013
Number
2013
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
2013–14
2013–14
Number
2013–14
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
3
Year(s)
0
Opposition
1
Location
2
17
17
Number
17
Player
Alex Blackwell
Year(s)
2010–11
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
18
18
Number
18
Player
Meg Lanning
Year(s)
2015
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
2019
2019
Number
2019
Player
England
Year(s)
England
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
2021–22
2021–22
Number
2021–22
Player
India
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
2021–22
2021–22
Number
2021–22
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
0
W
1
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
4
Year(s)
1
Opposition
0
Location
3
19
19
Number
19
Player
Rachael Haynes
Year(s)
2017–18
Opposition
England
Location
Australia
Matches
1
W
0
L
0
D
1
20
20
Number
20
Player
Alyssa Healy
Year(s)
2023
Opposition
England
Location
England
Matches
1
W
1
L
0
D
0
2023–24
2023–24
Number
2023–24
Player
India
Year(s)
India
Opposition
1
Location
0
Matches
1
W
0
2023–24
2023–24
Number
2023–24
Player
South Africa
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
2024–25
2024–25
Number
2024–25
Player
England
Year(s)
Australia
Opposition
1
Location
1
Matches
0
W
0
Total
Total
Number
Total
Player
4
Year(s)
3
Opposition
1
Location
0
Grand total
Grand total
Number
Grand total
Player
80
Year(s)
23
Opposition
11
Location
46
Number
Player
Year(s)
Opposition
Location
Matches
W
L
D
1
Margaret Peden
1934–35
England
Australia
3
0
2
1
1937
England
England
3
1
1
1
Total
6
1
3
2
2
Mollie Dive
1947–48
New Zealand
New Zealand
1
1
0
0
1948–49
England
Australia
3
1
0
2
1951
England
England
3
1
1
1
Total
7
3
1
3
3
Una Paisley
1956–57
New Zealand
Australia
1
1
0
0
1957–58
England
Australia
3
0
0
3
Total
4
1
0
3
4
Muriel Picton
1960–61
New Zealand
New Zealand
1
0
0
1
1968–69
England
Australia
3
0
0
3
Total
4
0
0
4
5
Mary Allitt
1963
England
England
3
0
1
2
6
Miriam Knee
1971–72
New Zealand
Australia
1
0
1
0
7
Wendy Blunsden
1974–75
New Zealand
New Zealand
1
0
0
1
8
Anne Gordon
1975–76
West Indies
West Indies
2
0
0
2
1976
England
England
3
0
0
3
Total
5
0
0
5
9
Margaret Jennings
1976–77
India
Australia
1
1
0
0
10
Sharon Tredrea
1978–79
New Zealand
Australia
3
1
0
2
1984–85†
England
Australia
1
0
0
1
Total
4
1
0
3
11
Jill Kennare
1983–84
India
India
4
0
0
4
12
Raelee Thompson
1984–85
England
Australia
4
2
1
1
13
Lyn Larsen
1987
England
England
3
1
0
2
1989–90
New Zealand
New Zealand
3
1
0
2
1990–91
India
Australia
3
2
0
1
1991–92
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
Total
10
5
0
5
14
Belinda Clark
1994–95
New Zealand
New Zealand
1
0
0
1
1995–96
New Zealand
Australia
1
0
0
1
1998
England
England
3
0
0
3
2001
England
England
2
2
0
0
2002–03
England
Australia
2
1
0
1
2005
England
England
2
0
1
1
Total
10
3
1
6
15
Karen Rolton
2005–06
India
Australia
1
1
0
0
2007–08
England
Australia
1
0
1
0
Total
2
1
1
0
16
Jodie Fields
2009
England
England
1
0
0
1
2013
England
England
1
0
0
1
2013–14
England
Australia
1
0
1
0
Total
3
0
1
2
17
Alex Blackwell
2010–11
England
Australia
1
1
0
0
18
Meg Lanning
2015
England
England
1
1
0
0
2019
England
England
1
0
0
1
2021–22
India
Australia
1
0
0
1
2021–22
England
Australia
1
0
0
1

References

  1. In 1945, just after the Second World War had ended in Europe, Warrant Officer Lindsay Hassett (as he then was) captained
  2. Includes one tied match.
  3. In 1971–72, the planned tour to Australia by South Africa was cancelled. A Rest of the World XI toured Australia in its
  4. Steve Smith was removed as Australian captain during the third Test of the 2017–18 tour of South Africa due to a ball-ta
  5. Pat Cummins was withdrawn from the Test squad after being deemed a close contact of a person who received a positive COV
  6. Ian Chappell also captained the Australians against a Rest of the World XI in three one-day matches in 1971/2. The serie
  7. Ricky Ponting also captained the ICC World XI in the first ODI played as part of the World Cricket Tsunami Appeal.
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